Maintenance Engineer - High-Speed Automation, 4-on/4-off

Innova Search; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 on 4 off shift pattern

12-hour rotating days and nights

£21.82 per hour

High-volume automated environment

Established engineering team

Job summary

Innova Search is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer for a high-speed, highly automated manufacturing facility in Wrexham. The role combines heavy mechanical work (about 70%) with electrical fault-finding (about 30%), ensuring machinery uptime and production performance.

You will perform planned and reactive maintenance on a wide range of equipment, driving reliability and continuous improvement while adhering to site health and safety procedures.

Qualifications

• Previous maintenance engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and maintenance skills.
• Good electrical fault-finding capability.
• Experience with automated production machinery.
• Hands-on, proactive approach to preventive maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across the manufacturing site.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical faults on high-speed production machinery.
• Undertake electrical fault-finding and repairs.
• Respond quickly to machinery breakdowns to minimise production downtime.
• Identify the root cause of recurring mechanical and electrical faults.
• Carry out routine inspections and preventative maintenance activities.
• Support continuous improvement and machinery reliability initiatives.
• Work closely with Production to ensure equipment is operating safely and efficiently.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Electrical fault-finding

Preventive maintenance

Hands-on engineering

Education

Engineering qualification or apprenticeship

Tools

Automated production machinery

Job description

Innova Search is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer for a high-speed, highly automated manufacturing facility in Wrexham. The role combines heavy mechanical work (about 70%) with electrical fault-finding (about 30%), ensuring machinery uptime and production performance.

You will perform planned and reactive maintenance on a wide range of equipment, driving reliability and continuous improvement while adhering to site health and safety procedures.